Liu Guoliang: I hope that through the World Table Tennis Championships, the world will know more about China.
Zhongxin.com Chengdu, September 20 (reporter he Yuqing) “I hope that through the World Table Tennis Championships, friends from all over the world will know more about China and Chengdu. Chengdu has a lot of delicious food, it is a hospitable city.” Liu Guoliang, executive vice chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation, chairman of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation council and board member, and chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, said in an interview with the media in Chengdu recently.
It is understood that the 56th International Table Tennis Federation World Table Tennis Team Championship (final) in 2022 will be held in Chengdu, China from September 30 to October 9. The Chinese table tennis team has been in Chengdu for closed training since the middle of August, and Liu Guoliang also came to Chengdu for supervision.
In order to better prepare for the international sports event of Chengdu world table tennis team, the organizing committee of the event is currently preparing for the event in a 24-hour three-shift manner to better meet the needs of the event.
As the executive director of the organizing committee of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, Liu Guoliang was very satisfied with the preparations for the events. “During the epidemic, in such a short period of time, Chengdu Organizing Committee, China Table Tennis Association and International Table Tennis Federation have been communicating closely and preparing in an orderly manner. I think it is relatively smooth.”
In Liu Guoliang’s view, Chengdu is not only a famous city of events, but also a “city that you don’t want to go when you come”, which is deeply loved by Chinese people. “I believe that with the arrival of the world’s top athletes, table tennis will become the new business card of Chengdu, an ancient city.” (Finished)